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A blog exploring innovative school change by the UVM Tarrant Institute

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      • John Downes
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      • How to use this Educator’s Guide
      • Ch 1: Defining Personalized Learning
        • 1.1 The Three Pillars of Personalized Learning
        • 1.2 The Definition of a PLP
        • 1.3 New Student & Teacher Roles
      • Ch 2: PLPs Aren’t Just For The Teacher
        • 2.1 Knowing Students Well
        • 2.2 Avoid the Pitfalls!
      • Ch 3: Laying The Groundwork for PLPs
        • 3.1 What Are Your Pedagogical Priorities?
        • 3.2 Structures to Support Personalized Learning
      • Ch 4: Starting with the Learner Profile
      • Ch 5: Flexing Your Pathways
        • 5.1 Engaging Pedagogies for All
      • Ch. 6: Scaffolding for Equitable, Deeper Learning
      • Ch 7: PLPs & Proficiency-Based Assessment
      • Ch 8: Student-led PLP conferences
      • Ch 9: Sustaining Innovation
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mindfulness

Guts, with Lindsey Halman
#vted Reads 

#vted Reads: Guts, with Lindsey Halman

March 27, 2020April 10, 2020 Jeanie Phillips 2 Comments anxiety, mindfulness
http://uvm.edu/tiie/vted_reads/Guts_Lindsey_Halman.mp3

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I’m Jeanie Phillips, and welcome back to #vted Reads, the podcast for, by and with Vermont educators. And I? Am

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positive emotional energy
Transferable Skills 

3 ways to bring positive emotional energy to your school

January 24, 2020February 25, 2020 Rachel Mark 1 Comment emotional energy, emotional resilience, gratitude journal, mindfulness

Positive emotional energy makes positive learning. We need systems focused on creating positive and safe climates. We also need, as

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#vted Reads: The Power of Moments
#vted Reads 

#vted Reads: The Power of Moments, with Rachel Mark

April 17, 2019April 17, 2019 Jeanie Phillips 6 Comments Heath Brothers, meaning, mindfulness, reflection
http://www.uvm.edu/tiie/vted_reads/PowerofMoments_RachelMark.mp3

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Thank you for joining us for another episode of #vted Reads. This time we will be discussing The Power of

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summer mindsets
News 

5 summer mindsets to bring into this year

September 12, 2018September 11, 2018 Katy Farber 1 Comment back-to-school, mindfulness, summer

It’s September. Your feet have probably not stopped moving for a few weeks, with the start of school, the meetings,

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progressive style guide for the #1st5days
Identity 

5 resources for building community

August 22, 2018February 13, 2019 Audrey Homan 15 Comments Cornwall School, mindfulness

Starting how you mean to go on New year, new students. New school, sometimes, and a whole new opportunity to

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UPCOMING EVENTS

 

  • 1/23: 2021 MIDDLE GRADES CONFERENCE #mgcollab
  • 1/28 @ 3pm EST: Innovating in the Classroom with Interactive 3D Tools
  • 2/4 @ 3:30pm EST: Who’s Outside? Building an Anti-Racist Bookshelf
  • 2/9 @ 4pm EST: De-Colonializing Place-Based Education
  • 2/10 @ 7pm EST: Facilitating Hard Conversations
UVM Tarrant Institute for Innovative Education online events

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